Food challenge: empire chicken and mince beef Wellington

Last week I began my food challenge with Empire Chicken, from Jamie’s Great Britain book. It had lots of potential, roast chicken with an Indian marijnade, Bombay potatoes and a curry sauce made from the juice of the chicken. It almost worked, but not quite. The chicken was moist, the Bombay potatoes lovingly spiced but […]

Minty lamb burger salad

I managed to begin the food challenge this week, cooking something brand new from Jamie’s Great Britain book which has been sitting tantalisingly on my shelf since Christmas, not unloved but certainly unexplored. However, first I want to quickly scribble down the lunch that came not from a book but instead from my brainbox. Huzzah, […]

Inspired food shenanigans

Life has a funny way of creeping up on you. Yesterday I felt my age. Actually that’s not true; what I actually felt was my back when I lifted a table down the stairs and into my car. Gone are the days whence I could lift bulky objects with gay abandon here there and everywhere […]

bored

Bored of cereal now. Can someone pass me that loaf of bread? Yeah, that one. The one next to the cheese. Fuckit, pass me the cheese too. And the butter. Give it. Give it. Give it!

There will be cereal

I’ve noticed that I’ve been eating a hell of a lot more junk food lately. Now I’m not saying that’s your fault, but it certainly needs to be addressed. I need to be disciplined. Action needs taking against the consumption of white bread, of crisps and of cheese. You know you’re in trouble when you […]